Meet the richest person in the world

It’s worth knowing that, the world’s wealthiest people all have certain things in common: legendary work ethics, breakthrough ideas, and absolute commitment to their companies.

However, as the world battles with the coronavirus pandemic, some richest people seems to have profited from the pandemic and as a result, doubled their worth since February 2020.

Meanwhile, after almost 10 months of the pandemic, let’s check out who is the richest person in the world as of October 2020.

The richest person in the world now is Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.

He’s worth $113 billion, sustained by a 15% rise in Amazon’s shares since 2019.
According to available data, as of October 10, 2020, Jeff’s net worth stood at $193. 1B.

Below are some facts about the richest person in the world in 2021, Jeff Bezos

• Jeff Bezos founded e-commerce colossus Amazon in 1994 out of his garage in Seattle. He runs it as CEO and owns a 11.1% stake.
• Between March and April 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic, Amazon said it employed 175,000 additional workers.
• He divorced his wife MacKenzie in 2019 after 25 years of marriage and transferred a quarter of his Amazon stake to her. [ $36 billion]

• In 2019, Amazon notched $280.5 billion in revenues and a record $11.5 billion in net profit.
• Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post and Blue Origin, an aerospace company that is developing rockets for commercial use.